Original Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2010; 16(14): 1727-1734
Published online Apr 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i14.1727
Figure 1
Figure 1 Microvascular architecture. A: Caliber, narrow: Capillaries are narrow diameter. Caliber, wide: Capillaries are wide diameter; B: Caliber regularity, positive: Capillaries are uniform thickness. Caliber regularity, negative: Capillaries are unequal thickness; C: Meandering, negative: Capillaries are linear. Meandering, positive: Capillaries are meandering; D: Vessel regularity, positive: Capillaries surround mucosal glands regularly. Vessel regularity, negative: Capillaries irregularly branching; E: Vessel length, long: Long capillaries. Vessel length, short: Short capillaries; F: Vessel density, dense: Dense capillaries. Vessel density, non-dense: Sparse capillaries.